ARROWROOT 40G

General Description

Arrowroot is a white powder extracted from the root of a West Indian plant, Marantha arundinacea. It looks and feels like cornstarch.

Geographical Sources

Arrowroot is grown in Brazil and Thailand

Traditional Ethnic Uses

Arrowroot is used as a thickening agent for sauces, fruit pie fillings and glazes, and puddings. Taste and Aroma Arrowroot has no flavor.

History/Region of Origin

Arrowroot is indigenous to the West Indies, where native people, the Arawaks, used the powder. The Arawaks used the substance to draw out toxins from people wounded by poison arrows. Its name is thought to be derived from that practice.